tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post115494450405554891..comments2024-03-25T13:40:30.747-04:00Comments on Faith and Theology: Alister McGrath's biography of T. F. TorranceBen Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03800127501735910966noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1154998867593165032006-08-07T21:01:00.000-04:002006-08-07T21:01:00.000-04:00Hi Kim: no, it's not a revised edition (although M...Hi Kim: no, it's not a revised edition (although McGrath probably made some minor corrections). And the price difference would partly be just a currency difference (I've linked here to an Australian bookseller, so the price is in Aussie dollars). <BR/><BR/>I trust you're enjoying your holiday!Ben Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03800127501735910966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1154991437588875562006-08-07T18:57:00.000-04:002006-08-07T18:57:00.000-04:00All biographies should come with a lot of picture...All biographies should come with a lot of pictures.::aaron g::https://www.blogger.com/profile/03849988327077565616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1154983862599765622006-08-07T16:51:00.000-04:002006-08-07T16:51:00.000-04:00I read the hard-cover version a couple of years ag...I read the hard-cover version a couple of years ago, and remembered it conveying Torrance's own personal integrity as a teacher and as a family-man, as well his sheer brilliance as a theologian. There were so many fascinating parts to his life, especially his childhood in China under the Boxer Rebellion (and his return there 10 years ago). <BR/>The story that made me weep the most was about his stint at Auburn Theological Seminary, and the metanoia of a particular student there. The student couldn't swallow the ontological significance of atonement (if I recall correctly), and one day visited Torrance in his office to display his discontent. The boy exclaimed, "I'm sorry Professor Torrance, but I cannot believe in that!" <BR/>Torrance replied,"My boy, it's not because you can't; it's because you don't WANT to."<BR/><BR/>The boy slammed the door, didn't come to class for three days, and finally returned to torrance's office. He looked deathly pale, as if he hadn't eaten or slept for days, yet his eyes spoke the "peace of Christ."Chris TerryNelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03160910808665941467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1154953085911605612006-08-07T08:18:00.000-04:002006-08-07T08:18:00.000-04:00Ben, do you know if this paperback simply duplicat...Ben, do you know if this paperback simply duplicates the 1999 hardcover, or is it a revised edition? If they are the same, at Amazon and Abe there are hard cover editions that are cheaper than the paperback.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com